I absolutely loved this one from Tarah DeWiitt. I felt that the character development was incredibly strong, and I loved the push and pull of Sage & Fisher's relationship.

If you're a fan of a good rom-com with a bit of spice, this one is for you!

Thanks to St. Martin's Press/St. Martin's Griffin and NetGalley for the ARC!

I absolutely loved the narration on this audiobook! Zachary Webber and Karissa Vacker are perfection and their narration really brought this story to life for me. I preferred the audiobook to reading in print, but overall also adored the small town setting, and as a foodie I loved the restaurant angle and food descriptions. A wonderful summer romance!

“I think finding the right people-finding 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 people-can be the thing that makes anywhere feel like home.”

Sage Byrd has lived in her small town of Spunes her entire life. She loves it here. What she doesn’t love, is that everyone seems to pity her now that her ex has moved on. Needing a win, she sets her sights on competing in her towns annual summer festival. All she needs is a partner…

Enter Fisher Lange, a chef from New York. Things have not been going well for him. After the loss of his sister, becoming responsible for his tennage niece, and losing a Michelin star, he needs a change of scenery and to try to regain his love of cooking. He’s in Spunes for the summer, and just so happens to be neighbours with Sage. They make a pact to help each other out for the summer, but as feelings develop, what will happen when it’s time for Fisher to go back home?

I loved every minute of this book. It was tender, it was sweet, but it was also so smart and funny. The friendships and relationships between all the characters were so well done, especially between Fisher and his tennage niece, Indy. The heavier topics explored in this book, including grief, made the story and the characters more real and relatable.

I receive and ALC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

One of my top books so far this year. A small town and a guy who can cook, yes please! Add in the fact that she has a funny farm with lots of awesome animals. There’s just so much to love in this one! This was an adorable romance and I love how these two came together. There was some heat, some heartbreak, and some beautiful reconciliation. The added part of the teen was actually the icing on the cakes a unique relationship and piece to add into a relationship but the author did it so well that I actually loved it.

This is the absolute perfect book for the summer! When Fisher loses his Michelin star, along with his love of cooking, his boss sends him to Spunes, Oregon to consult on a restaurant opining. He heads there with his niece, who he is responsible for, after the death of his sister. Once there, the two encounter Sage and none of them will ever be the same.

This one is filled with so much small town fun, along with fake dating that turns into a wonderful friendship. Sage and Fisher were just so dang good together. The chemistry and banter were top notch. The things Fisher says to Sage..my gosh! There are so many tender moments and some heartbreak, but there is also self realization, character building, healing, and some fabulous swoon and spice! I laughed and I cried and I loved every single second of it.

As for the audio, Karissa was perfect as the feisty and fun, Sage, who was absolutely unapologetic in her love for life and her endearing small town. And Zachary just personified Fisher’s broodiness and vulnerability and dang was he sexy! The two together were magical. I could listen to them narrate together every single day! I highly suggest this on audio!! I’m about to listen again!

I loved the dynamic between Sage and Fisher, I appreciated how they both dealt with loss and hardship and the reality of bringing real life into a relationship. I was a bit annoyed by Sage’s ex and some of the overall behaviors in the book by other characters and at times the story did drag a bit, but overall an enjoyable read.

This was a cute story. The narrator did a good job and eas engaging to listen to. The characters were likable. I loved their connection throughout the years.

This book had potential but the execution wasn't the best. For some reason I felt like this book didn't had enough dialogue between the main couple, which is extremely weird. The plot wasn't going nowhere and there was an excessive amount of filler that could've been easily removed.

I always have the same problem with this author: the pacing is weird, she uses random words to make her writing seem "fancy" and "eloquent" but these have no correlation with what is really happening (it seems pretentious to me) and the worst one, her characters never have chemistry. Sage wasn't a likable FMC, she was too quirky for my taste and she would say the most random out of pocked things (why would they talk about dead relatives after having sex???? Every single time). I don't know. This wasn't horrible but it wasn't great either.

I loved this book so so much! I think it might be one of my fave books of the year! I loved it so much after listening to it on audio that I had to go buy the book for future re-reads!

We already know I love a small town romance! And there are goats and so many adorable farm animals! It was a joy watching these neighbors fall in love! Such fun ride - go read it!!

Easily 5 stars from me!

I will not be providing an actual review until St Martin's Press takes accountability and response to the SMP boycott as a result of the Islamophobic and racist actions of an SMP employee. There are three demands but until they are met I will continue to stand in solidarity with the boycott and withhold my reviews from SMP Titles.

Address and denounce the Islamophobia/racism from their employee.

Offer tangible steps for how they're going to mitigate the harm this employee caused.

Address how, moving forward, they will support and protect their Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab readers, influencers, and authors in addition to their BIPOC readers, influencers, and authors.

A quick and enjoyable read. I liked both of the protagonists and enjoyed their personal journeys alongside a romance that developed very naturally. The setting was fun and unique enough to keep me engaged despite a premise I’ve seen a few too many times lately (“we’ll have this casual fling for the summer even though we are very obviously falling deeply in love over the course of a couple months”). I wanted more of the side characters/relationships and the town itself — the way things fizzle out with the competition and some of the other early setups was a bit of a letdown. No shade to this book specifically, but I’m also getting burnt out on the conflict of two people who can’t possibly move to be together resolving the issue with a sudden realization that they can, in fact, move to be together. I liked the writing here enough that I’m interested to see what Tarah does with other romance tropes. 3.5 rounded up.

I ended up likijng this much more than I thought I would as it started. The characters were well drawn and I ws very engaged and it was nuanced between real emotion and hurt and love and joy.

I clearly need to read more Tarah Dewitt because wow I loved this book so much. Sage and Fisher are my comfort characters now. This book just feels like the warm sun against my skin.

The banter, the friendship, the chemistry!! Love love love.

Savor It by Tarah DeWitt was the first novel I've read by the author and I enjoyed it. It was excellent audio thanks to the skilled narrators (Karissa Vacker and Zachary Webber) for the heroine and hero. This contemporary romance includes several tropes (small town, grumpy + sunshine, slow burn, etc.) and follows the expected plot points but was still interesting and had a strong sense of place.

Sage is a local teacher, animal lover, and hobby farmer who's recovering from the sudden end of a five-year relationship. Fisher and his teen niece rent the house next door for their short-term stay in town to open a new restaurant. From their meet-cute, they go from instant attraction ->
fake dating -> friends to lovers. Along the way, there's humor, meddling townspeople, descriptions of delicious food, Fisher grieving the death of his sister, and of course, a happily-ever-after ending.

While I was excited that my state was mentioned, the reference wasn't positive which made me sad, although the criticism could be made of a small town anywhere in the US.

Thanks so much to Macmillan Audio and Netgalley for early access to the audiobook.

This was a fun romance, full of quirky characters and a very appealing setting. I liked the fact that it also incorporated some deeper themes - figuring out your place in the world, realizing the true strength in your strengths, finding your new "tribe" when your world has shattered. Loved the two main characters and their dialogue and interactions, as well as their surrounding characters. I listened to the audiobook, and the narration by Karissa Vacker and Zachary Webber was outstanding, as expected for these two narrators.
Thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for providing a digital copy for an unbiased review.

Small town girl Sage is on the rebound after her ex is newly engaged. The whole town feels bad for her and she's tired of their pity. Enter Fisher, a Michelin-starred chef who has been sent to Spunes to overcome his burnout, consult on a restaurant opening, deal with his grief, and raise his niece. Sage and Fisher discover they are neighbors and before you know it, they start helping each other out with things like Sage’s hobby farm, practicing for the local town competition, and Fisher's reputation around town.

I'm not usually one for the friends with benefits trope, but I did enjoy this one. The main characters had great chemistry and there are tons of fun side characters and animals. There are tons of laugh out loud moments in this gem. I'm pretty sure I was laughing so hard I was crying over the gophers. To be honest, the cover is what told me to grab this book, and I'm glad I did. I did think the ending wrapped up a little too quickly, and that's probably the biggest thing that turned me off from this story. This was my first book by this author and I'd definitely pick up another from her.

Karissa Vacker and Zachary Weber were great together. This is the first time I've listened to Karissa, but Zach is always perfection.

A big thank you to Macmillan Audio and the author for an advanced copy of this audiobook. Opinions are my own.

THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU IF: You are looking for a fun, sweet, slightly spicy summer romance that will last forever.

I loved this one!!! Was such a fun romance and the audiobook was amazing. This really had everything I wanted!

Um...I loved this book! I couldn't stop listening. I didn't want to stop listening. The narrators were wonderful! Every second of this book was fantastic in my honest opinion! The tension between these two characters was AMAZING. The kiss in the library! PHEW! Tarah made a kiss feel like a 5 spice rating. This is why we have issues with the spice scale, it's writing like this that makes us feel giddy and clutch our pearls at the same time. Contemporary romances usually don't have me hooked like this book. I was pleasantly surprised and Tarah DeWitt deserves the recognition for it.
Also all of the animals! CUTE! I wish I could give more than 5 stars. Plus, bonus points because the "3rd act breakup" was not unpleasant. Not a miscommunication trope either. This book is top tier!

I ended up recommending this book to my coworkers at the library and now we are reading other books by Tarah! So if you like contemporary romance and cute farm animals and a cat with 3 legs, and a romance that has great chemistry wafting off the pages, this book is for you!

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ALC!♥

I loved this book the first time I read it. It was so much fun to enjoy the audio book for my 2nd read of the story. Knowing the characters and the plot already allowed me to really enjoy listening to the story being told and pick up on new details I missed the first time through. The audio book was very well done and I would definitely recommend to anyone who prefers audiobooks or wants to reread the book in a different format. Thank you so much for the audio arc.

This was an audio reread for me and oh my gosh, did the narrators absolutely NAIL it!!! They embodied these characters, made Tarah's words come alive, and it all came together to be one of the best audiobooks I've ever listened to - across all genres.